The City Council wants changes to the policy after four former employees of the mayor's office were placed on the list. Two were only taken off last week.

The staffers were placed on the list by former communications head Ronnie Reese, who now stands accused of sexual harassment and misogyny.

Four former employees of the mayor's team were fired then put on the list for reasons that two aldermen say fall well short of what the list was intended for.

Aldermen blasted Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handling of staff abuse allegations Tuesday and demanded he change the rules governing the city’s “do not hire” list. Johnson claimed Monday he had been unaware of allegations leveled against his now-fired communications director,